Community Development - Mining and the Environment: From Ore to Metal - page 619

FIGURE 15.3
Integrated Community Development
Programme Cycle

Participatory Needs
Assessment

Analysis of
Community
Needs

Internal/External
Review

Of utmost importance in community
development process is the feedback
loop which enables the programmes
to be modifi ed or restructured in
response to changed circumstances or
past experience. Evaluation/Feedback

and Adaptation

Setting
Objectives

Community
Development
Actions

Programme
Planning

Participatory Planning
Objectives
Activities
Responsibilities

Resources
Time line
Evaluation Counterpart

Contribution

TABLE 15.2
Example Outline for a Community and Indigenous Peoples Development Plan (CIPDP) - The CIPDP
is a living document which should be updated whenever signifi cant changes occur

Introduction

Design of Mining Project

Project-affected Communities and Ethnic Context

Guiding Principles, Policy Objectives and Regulatory Requirements

Past Community Development Activities

Community Participation in Identifi cation and Implementation of CIPDP Activities

Community Action Plans

Organizational Framework

Funding

Time Line

Monitoring and Evaluation

in regular status reports. Many companies publish annual 'Public Environmental Reports'
or 'Sustainability Reports' which are ideal for this purpose.

Analysis of Current Conditions, Needs and Objectives

Every mining engineer understands that knowledge of the ore body is essential for mine
planning. There is less appreciation, however, that an understanding of the nearby com-
munities is equally important to plan for community development. Just as dei ciencies in